I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
The Detroit Firefighters Association endorsed Dave Bing for mayor Wednesday.
The group represents all of the city’s 1,100 firefighting personnel and said it endorsed Bing, according to the Free Press, because the association is unhappy with interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr.’s treatment of firefighters. The main sticking point is the city’s insistence that seniority be on the table during contract negotiations with the union.
The endorsement for Bing comes after a slew of union endorsements for Cockrel. Last week, the United Auto Workers (AUW) endorsed him and the Detroit Police Officers Association gave its backing to Cockrel previously.
So far, AFSCME Council 25, representing all Detroit city workers, hasn’t made an endorsement.
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